NEUROPEDICON
2025

MAYFAIR SPRING VALLEY RESORT, SONAPUR, GUWAHATI
2025 December 5,6,7
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About Conference

Workshops (5th Dec 2025)


1. NeuroGenetics and NeuroMetabolic Disorders
2. Childhood Epilepsy and EEG
3. Neurology in Office Practice
4. Neurophysiology (EMG, NCS, BERA, VEP, SSEP, BR, RNST)
5. Nursing care Practices in Pediatric Neurology

IAP Executive Board Members 2025


Dr Vasant M Khalatkar

President, 2025

Dr Neelam Mohan

President-Elect, 2025

Dr Gv Basavaraja

Imm Past President, 2025

Dr Yogesh N Parikh

Secretary General, 2025

Atanu Bhadra

Treasurer, 2025

AOPN Executive Board Members 2025


Dr Sanjeev Joshi

Immediate Past Chairperson

National AOPN

Dr PAM Kunju

Chairperson

AOPN 2025

Dr Vinit Wankhede

Hon. Secretary General AOPN

National AOPN

Dr Jitendra Sahu

Chairperson Elect 2026

National AOPN

Dr. Sudeep Saha

Vice Chairman

National AOPN

Dr Raghvendra Singh

Treasurer

National AOPN

Dr Anoop Kumar

Joint Secretary

National AOPN

Dr Devajit Sarma

Organising Chairperson

Dr Nirmal Kr. Jain

Organising Chairperson

Dr Prakritish Bora

Organising Secretary &

Joint Secretary

National AOPN

Dr Chandra Sekhar Bhattacharyya

Co-Organising Secretary

Dr Rashna Das

Chief Academic Chairperson & CIAP-EB Member

Dr Anoop Verma

National Co-Ordinator

Dr Prashant Utage

Scientific Advisor

Dr Sasmita Devi Agarwal

Scientific Cordinator

Dr Amarjeet Wagh

Journal of Academy of Pediatric, Neurology(Official Journal of APON)-EDITOR IN CHIEF

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Our Schedule Plan

Timetable

🗓 WORKSHOP (8 AM to 4 PM)

1. NeuroGenetics and NeuroMetabolic Disorders
2. Childhood Epilepsy and EEG
3. Neurology in Office Practice
4. Neurophysiology (EMG, NCS, BERA, VEP, SSEP, BR, RNST)
5. Nursing care Practices in Pediatric Neurology

🪪 08:00 AM - 08:30 AM -- REGISTRATION

🧠 Seizures Simplified

08:30 AM - 09:00 AM Plenary Session 1: Mind Matters – Pediatric Neurology in Primary Care Speaker: [Name]
09:00 AM - 09:30 AM Febrile Seizures: Updates & Guidelines Speaker: [Name]
09:30 AM - 10:00 AM First-Time Seizures: Approach & Management Speaker: [Name]
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM Understanding Seizures: Semiology & Classification Speaker: [Name]
10:25 AM - 11:00 AM Recognising Non Epileptic Events (Breath Holding Spells, Syncope etc.) Speaker: [Name]

⚡ Epilepsy: Extended

11:00 AM - 11:10 AM Tea Break
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM Epilepsy Basics or Decoding Epilepsy: Mechanisms, Mutations, Medications & Misfires Speaker: [Name]
11:40 AM - 12:05 PM Q&A Moderator: [Name]
12:05 PM - 12:50 PM Panel: OPD Management of Epilepsy – Case Based Discussion Panelists: [Names]
12:50 PM - 01:15 PM AEDs: Monotherapy/Polytherapy – How to Choose & Titrate Speaker: [Name]
01:15 PM - 01:45 PM Lunch

🦠 Bugs, Brains & Battles: Pediatric Neuroinfections

01:45 PM - 02:15 PM Acute Meningitis & Encephalitis: Diagnostic Approach & Pitfalls Speaker: [Name]
02:15 PM - 02:45 PM TBM: Early Recognition & Management Speaker: [Name]
02:45 PM - 03:30 PM Panel on Neuroinfections: Neurocysticercosis & Parasitic CNS Infections – The Great Imitators Panelists: [Names]
03:30 PM - 04:00 PM Congenital TORCH Infections and Long-Term Neuro Outcomes Speaker: [Name]
04:00 PM - 04:10 PM Tea Break

🧬 Unravelling Neuromuscular Mysteries

04:10 PM - 04:40 PM Floppy Infant: Central vs. Peripheral Cause Speaker: [Name]
04:40 PM - 05:20 PM Panel Discussion: Neuromuscular Red Flags (SMA/Muscular Dystrophy etc.) Panelists: [Names]
05:20 PM - 05:40 PM Spasticity: Evaluation & Management Speaker: [Name]
05:40 PM - 06:00 PM Muscle Biopsy vs. Molecular Testing: When and Why Speaker: [Name]

🏛️ Closing Event

06:00 PM - 07:00 PM Annual General Body Meeting of AOPN
08:00 PM - 11:00 PM Banquet Dinner

🧠 PLANERY SESSION

08:30 AM - 09:15 AM Pediatric Neurology in the Next Decade: Challenges, Innovations & Opportunities Speaker: [Name]
09:15 AM - 09:45 AM Precision in Future of Neurometabolic Practice & Neurogenetic Care Speaker: [Name]
09:45 AM - 10:15 AM Genotype to Phenotype: Decoding the Clinical Relevance of Variants Speaker: [Name]
10:15 AM - 10:40 AM Seizures & Inborn Errors: Don't Miss the Metabolic Clues Speaker: [Name]
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM Personalised Therapies in Neurogenetic Disorders: Are We There Yet? Speaker: [Name]
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM Tea Break
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM Panel Discussion: Mitochondrial Disorders – Practice Approach Panelists: [Names]
11:40 AM - 12:10 PM Redefining Care in Infantile Spasm Speaker: [Name]
12:10 PM - 12:50 PM Biomarkers in Neurometabolic Disorders: Hype vs. Hope Speaker: [Name]
12:50 PM - 01:15 PM Steroids, IVIG, or Biologics? Navigating Immunotherapy in Pediatric Neuro Speaker: [Name]
01:15 PM - 01:45 PM Lunch

🧩 MIX BAG SESSION: NEURO BYTES

01:45 PM - 02:15 PM From Seizures to Synapses: Rewriting Our Approach to Pediatric Epilepsy Speaker: [Name]
02:15 PM - 02:45 PM Epilepsy & Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Interplan & Management Speaker: [Name]
02:45 PM - 03:15 PM Neurodevelopmental Disorders: How Early is Early Enough for Intervention? Speaker: [Name]
03:15 PM - 04:00 PM Panel Discussion: Demyelinating Disorders Overview (NMO, MOG, ADEM, MS) Panelists: [Names]
04:00 PM - 04:10 PM Tea Break

🏥 PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY ICU: HIGH STAKES & FRAGILE BRAINS

04:10 PM - 04:40 PM Status Epilepticus: Updates, Protocols, When to Escalate Speaker: [Name]
04:40 PM - 05:10 PM Raised ICP: Recognition & Tiered Management Speaker: [Name]
05:10 PM - 05:50 PM Panel Discussion: Neuro Trauma in Children – ICU Management Panelists: [Names]

🧪 NEURO ICU: MONITORING

05:50 PM - 06:15 PM Hyponatremia, Hyperammonia & Other Neuro Critical Electrolyte Imbalances Speaker: [Name]
06:15 PM - 06:40 PM Continuous EEG in the ICU: Utility, Interpretation & Pitfalls Speaker: [Name]
06:40 PM - 07:00 PM Neuroprotective Strategies in Pediatric Critical Illness Speaker: [Name]
07:30 AM - 08:30 AM Award Paper Presentations
08:00 AM - 08:30 AM Breakfast

🧩 MIX-BAG: NEURO BYTES

08:30 AM - 09:00 AM Approach to Recurrent Headaches / Red Flags & Judicious Use of Imaging Speaker: [Name]
09:00 AM - 09:30 AM Mucopolysaccharidoses (Gaucher’s / Hunter’s) & Noonan Syndrome Speaker: [Name]
09:30 AM - 09:50 AM Toe Walking or Limping: When to Worry Speaker: [Name]
09:50 AM - 10:10 AM The Role of Gut-Brain Axis in Autism and Developmental Disorders Speaker: [Name]
10:10 AM - 11:00 AM Panel: Neonatal Seizure (Case/Video-Based Discussion) Panelists: [Names]
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM Tea Break

🧬 SESSION ON NEURO METABOLIC DISORDERS

11:10 AM - 11:30 AM Spectrum of IEM Presentation Speaker: [Name]
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM Evaluation of Child with Suspected Neuro Metabolic Disorders Speaker: [Name]
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM Challenges in Management of Neuro-Metabolic Disorders Speaker: [Name]
12:10 PM - 12:50 PM Panel: Treatable IEM – One Should Not Miss Panelists: [Names]
12:50 PM - 01:15 PM Spotlight on Orphan Neurological Disorders Speaker: [Name]
01:15 PM - 01:45 PM Lunch
01:45 PM - 02:30 PM Panel: Management Guidelines for Autoimmune Encephalitis / FIRES – How to Diffuse? Panelists: [Names]

♿ MOVEMENT DISORDERS

02:30 PM - 03:00 PM Video & Case-Based Approach to Movement Disorders Speaker: [Name]
03:00 PM - 03:30 PM Tics and Tourette Syndrome: Diagnosis, Myths, and Management Speaker: [Name]

🧠 PEDIATRIC STROKE

03:30 PM - 03:50 PM Approach to Pediatric Stroke Speaker: [Name]
03:50 PM - 04:10 PM Moya Moya Disease – What’s New for This Old ALD? Speaker: [Name]
04:10 PM - 04:30 PM Stroke Mimics in Children: Avoiding Misdiagnosis Speaker: [Name]
04:30 PM - 05:00 PM High Tea
08:00 AM - 08:30 AM Breakfast

🧬 SESSION ON NEUROGENETIC DISORDERS

08:30 AM - 09:00 AM When and How / Relevance of Genetic Tests Speaker: [Name]
09:00 AM - 09:20 AM Variants of Uncertain Significance (VUS): Interpreting the Gray Zone Speaker: [Name]
09:20 AM - 09:50 AM Epileptic Encephalopathies of Genetic Origin: From Gene to Syndrome Speaker: [Name]

⚠️ COMMON PITFALLS & MISDIAGNOSES

09:50 AM - 10:15 AM Conversion Disorder vs. Organic Diseases Speaker: [Name]
10:15 AM - 10:35 AM Overdiagnoses of Epilepsy Speaker: [Name]
10:35 AM - 11:00 AM Mislabelling Developmental Variation as Delayed Development Speaker: [Name]
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM Tea Break
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM Panel: Hemiparesis – Case-Based Discussion Panelists: [Names]
10:50 AM - 12:20 PM Neurological Storm in Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: A Pediatric Challenge (Sponsored Talk) Speaker: [Name]
12:20 PM - 12:50 PM Differentiating ITES from Infections & Autoimmune Encephalitis Speaker: [Name]
12:50 PM - 01:15 PM Ventricles in Crisis: Modern Approaches to Pediatric Hydrocephalus Speaker: [Name]
01:15 PM - 01:45 PM Lunch
01:45 PM - 02:30 PM Debate: "Do the Neurotonics Really Work in ASD/ADHD Disease Modification?" Debaters: [Names]
02:30 PM - 03:00 PM The Silent Half Smile: Pediatric Facial Nerve Disorders Speaker: [Name]
03:00 PM - 03:30 PM Neurocutaneous Syndrome: From Diagnosis to Genetic Counselling Speaker: [Name]
03:30 PM - 04:00 PM Channelopathies in Pediatric Neurology: SCN1A, KCNQ2 & Others Speaker: [Name]
04:00 PM - 04:30 PM Epilepsy Surgery in Children: Indications & Outcomes Speaker: [Name]
04:30 PM - 05:00 PM High Tea
05:00 PM - 06:00 PM Poster Papers Assessment

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